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Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young) · Farming & the land

Farming & the land, 1954

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Junior Farmers Model Shearing Shed

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 3

In the words of Mr. Mills, Junior Farmers supervisor, it “was the best Junior Farmers’ exhibit for years.”…

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Demonstration of Farming Implements

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 11 March 1954 · page 2

YASS and district residents had the opportunity yesterday morning of seeing one bf the largest and most thorough demonstrations of farm machinery yet staged here…

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Special Sheep Sale

Boorowa News · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 1

A special sheep sale will be held in Boorowa by Pitt, Son and Badsery and W. M. Dwyer & Co., on Tuesday…

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Junior Farmers' Sheep Section High Praise By Sheepmen

Boorowa News · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 1

Junior Farmer sheep breeders made a very auspicious entry into the Boorowa Show this year. Entries were highly praised…

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Wool Dearer

Goulburn Evening Post · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 3

Broad quality merino wools were up to 2½ p.c. dearer at the Sydney sales yesterday. Other types of merino and…

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Junior Farmers' Exhibit a Healthy Newcomer

Boorowa News · Friday 12 March 1954 · page 6

A newcomer to the pavilion at this year's Boorowa Show was the non-competitive exhibit arranged by the local Junior Farmers…

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Rise In Apparel Wool Production

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 1

LONDON, Monday: Australia is given credit for most of last year's eight per cent. increase in world…

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Annual Show Father and Son Successful With Sheep

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 1

Mr. Albert Day and his son, Mr Keith Day, of “Echo” merino sheep stud, Coolalie, received many congratulations at the Yass…

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News in Brief Wool Gains Ground

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 15 March 1954 · page 3

A United States wool expert said on Saturday wool last year recovered many of the markets it had partly lost to synthetic…

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Wool Market

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 1

Most wool prices were firm at Sydney sales yesterday. Extra superfine fleece was slightly irregular…

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£276 Million for Wool

Goulburn Evening Post · Tuesday 16 March 1954 · page 1

Brokers sold 2,657,092 bales of wool for £276,100,380 during the sight months ended February 28. For the corresponding 1952-53…

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Vic. Wool Sales

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 3

Wool sales at Geelong yesterday maintained rates ruling at the last Victorian auction. Merino lambs' wool brought 351½d…

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Junior Farmers To Visit Goulburn For The Show

Goulburn Evening Post · Wednesday 17 March 1954 · page 1

Fifteen members of. Junior Farmer Clubs throughout the Southern Tablelands will arrive in Goulburn on Tuesday, March 30, for the A. P. & H. Society's annual show. Coming from as far afiled as…

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Crookwell Wool at Top

Goulburn Evening Post · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 3

Fine to superfine spinners' wools were irregular, and at times slightly cheaper at Sydney sales yesterday. Prices…

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Eight Bales of Wool Donated To Yass Red Cross

Yass Tribune-Courier · Thursday 18 March 1954 · page 4

Yass graziers have donated 8 bales of wool to the Yass Branch of the Red Cross for its 1954 Wool Drive and the wool has been…

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Accident in Wheat Yards

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 1

Mr. M. J. Youngberry, of 101 Bourke Street, suffered lacerations to the head when he was allegedly struck by a railway…

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Cattle Escaped When Vandals Cut Fences

Yass Tribune-Courier · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 2

Twelve head of cattle belonging to Glenwood Pastoral Co., Hall, escaped when vandals cut the wires in fences along the Yass-Canberra Highway on Saturday night…

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Farmer Thrown From Cart

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 1

A 50-year-old Reidsdale farmer received severe head injuries yesterday morning when he was thrown from a…

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Increased Consumption Seen As the Answer to Farm Surpluses

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 3

WASHINGTON, Sunday: An international food group said to-day the long-range answer to farm surpluses was increased consumption, not production limitation. Concluding a month-long conference here, the group said…

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Results From Braidwood's Annual Show Entries Down In Jun. Farmer Section

Goulburn Evening Post · Monday 22 March 1954 · page 6

District supervisor of Junior Farmer Clubs, Mr. Charles Mills, described the junior farmer section as…

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